Cline Waives To Grand Jury
Grover Cline of Kopperston waived a preliminary hearing before Magistrate John Lambert in Oceana and faces grand jury action. He was arrested by Wyoming County deputies on charges of stealing and wrecking a car owned by Henry and Mrs. Mathis, Oceana, after a crash at Three-Mile Curve in Logan County. He denies the charges and is held in the Wyoming County Jail.
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Oceana
RNS
Grover Cline
Kopperston
John Lambert
Cline
Wyoming County
Bert Short
Roy Aliff
James Gibson
Henry Mathis
Koppereton
Inez
Run Creek
Logan County
Guyan River
Wyoming
Man
Cecil Graham
Graham
Logan
Whitesville Rotary marks 10th anniversary banquet
WHITESVILLE RNS A special banquet and presentation marked the observance of the 10th anniversary of the Whitesville Rotary Club. Retiring president A E Oakley presented Col John P West as master of ceremonies. West introduced guests including Governor Grady Carper and couples Shaffer Lyons. Jim Comstock spoke, and club history showed sponsorship by Madison Rotary in 1949. The charter was presented by District Governor Harry Ice to President Connor, with original members listed. The club began at Marsh Fork High School and began sponsoring youths to Worlds Affairs Institute in Cincinnati, along with nurse scholars and food drives. The club has earned several community service awards.
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Whitesville
RNS
Whitesville Rotary Club
A. E. Oakley
John P. West
Col. West
Rotary
Grady Carper
H. G. Shaffer
L. B. Lyons
Jim Comstock
Nicholas County News Leader
Richwood
Comstock
Whitesville Club
Madison Rotary Club
C. W. Connor
J. P. West
J. S. Chapman
W. W. Armstrong
W. W. Wilkerson
C. O. Kane
Whitesville Rotary
Marsh Fork High School
Harry Ice
Connor
W. W. Armistrong
R. C. Hale
H. L. Johnston
W. F. Pioch
L. E. Weamer
George Branham
C. E. Cook
Roy Flint
K. W. Fulton
G. T. Gibson
Alfred Joseph
Elvin Miller
Cline Priestley
J. ™. Stephens
Emory Tamplin
Worlds Affairs Institute
Cincinnati
Father Of 10 Takes Own Life In Welch Suburb
James Samuel Wright, a 40 year old father of ten, killed himself at his Welch area home Monday. Special Investigator A M St Clair said Wright slit his throat in view of two children, Pauline Howlett and 16 year old Helen Wright. Wright had recent mental health treatment and was released from Huntington State Hospital two months ago after family divorce.
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WELCH
James Samuel Wright
A. M. St. Clair
Prosecuting Attorney's Office
Wright
Pauline Howlett
Helen Wright
Elderly Citizenship Class Opens in Hilo
In Hilo Hawaii a citizenship class gathers 170 Japanese men and women with an average age of 73. The two oldest are 89. Three are nearly blind and two are partly paralyzed.
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Hilo
Hawaii
U. S
Two Injured In Route 61 Car Crash Near Oak Hill
A Saturday collision on Route 61, about a half mile from Oak Hill, injured Wright W. Blake a 29 year old Detroit man and James Jackson an 18 year old Carlisle resident. Both were treated at Oak Hill Hospital for deep body abrasions and listed in stable condition.
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Oak Hill
AIS
Wright W. Blake
Detroit
Mich
James Jackson
Carlisle
Oak Hill Hospital
Blake
Oak Hill Bible Class Plans July 12 Picnic
Oak Hill Baptist Church Ladies Bible Class will hold a Sunday School picnic July 12 at the 4 H Camp Beckwith. The meeting at Fellowship Hall approved a $5 donation to the polio fund and featured a covered-dish dinner with devotion themed God s Garden of Love. Members listed include Mrs. N C Miller Mrs. Mary Lilly and Mrs. Morris with visitors Connie and Bonnie Gwinn.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Ladies Bible
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Beckwith
Fellowship Hall
God's Garden of Love
Adah Burdette
Frank Morris
N. C. Miller
Mary Lilly
Cleo Bowyer
Audrey Decker
Sally Voght
Cora Law
J. C. Painter
Ollie Dixon
Ruth Morris
Mary Shyblosky
Burdette
Connie
Bonnie Gwinn
Charleston
Morris
Bertha Compton
Deputy Sheriff Bedeviled by Wild Goose Chase Hoax Call
Wyoming County Sheriff Roy Aliff spent the night hour on a wild goose chase after a late night shooting report on Huff Mountain. A second call from a Kimball man described armed men loading a body into a blue Ford trunk, but the search found nothing. a car crash meanwhile left a patient hospitalized with possible reckless driving charges.
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Oceana
RNS
Wyoming County
Roy Aliff
Wyoming
Dewey Short
Aliff
Huff Mountain
Short
Childers
Kimball
Mrs. S. Lewis Rites Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Lewis, 81, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of God in Lillydale, with burial in the family cemetery at Harts. She died at her daughter’s home in Lynco on Monday. Survivors include six children and a son. The body was taken to the Maynor residence from Evans Funeral Home in Oceana.
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LYNCO
RNS
Sarah Lewis
Lawrence Miller
Matheny
Church of God
Lillydale
Harts
Lewis
Brookie Maynor
Lincoln County
Linda Vance Nelson
William Lewis
Linda Wilson
Kenova
Lucy Rakes
McConnell
Cora Dempsey
Accoville
Daily Sights
Braeholm
Madge White
Willie Lewis
Maynor
Evans Funeral Home
Oceana
Mount Hope Personals Shine On Local Village News
MOUNT HOPE RNS Albert Stone visited Beckley Memorial Hospital for a check up and has returned home. Sanford Stone family visited Madison Tennessee relatives. Burton Holmes from Scarbro visiting Mount Hope. Sgt Larry Greer departs for Fort Knox after touring Germany. Roy Brewer improving after operation at Veterans Hospital. Cecile Berry visiting Charleston after Charleston General Hospital. Morton Givens visiting son Ernest Givens in St. Louis. John Scott family flying to Fort Pierce Florida. Russell Hicks visiting Hamilton Ohio relatives. Bernard Burgess heads to Greenland for construction work. Harold Beverley on 25 day furlough from Imperial Beach California. Aubrey Roberts visiting Charleston area. Bob Bolen returns from Chicago visit. Beckingham family visiting in Tampa and Denver. Ralph Lawson family stationed Camp Lejeune with wife Cathy. Burgess family holiday visit. David Burgess stationed Ville France for two years.
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Mount Hope
Albert Stone
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Sanford Stone
Connie
Karen
Madison, Tenn
H. W. Miller
James Stone
Charleston
Burton Holmes
Scarbro
Mount Hone
Los Angeles
Calif
Larry Greer
Fort Knox
Eugene Greer
Kilsyth
Germany
Roy Brewer
Veterans Hospital
Don Sanford
Cecile A. Berry
Charleston General Hospital
Morton Givens
Ernest Givens
St. Louis
Givens
Eric
Eugene Givens
Akron
Ohio
John Scott
Scottie
Julie
D. P. Griffith
Fort Pierce
Fla
Griffith
John Scott Sr
Russell Hicks
Denver Arnold
Bob Bolen
George Lawton
Chicago
George Beckingham
Bradley
Margaret Lambert
Michael
Susan Williams
Carol Feazelle
Capt
Tampa
Pete
Denver
Colo
Pete Beckingham
Oregon
Ralph Lawson
Cathy
Camp Lejeune
N. C
States
Lawson
Hawaii
Marines
Burgess
David Burgess
Ville
France
Coal River Personalities and Holiday Visits Shift in Colcord
Colcord area residents report hospital recuperation and extended family visits. William Stanley recuperates at home after nine weeks at Beckley Memorial. Numerous relatives and friends from Colcord and Whitesville travel to visit in Ohio, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and Charleston. Several families host homecomings, vacations, and hospital updates as community residents share news of travel, recovery, and local gatherings.
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Colcord
William Stanley
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Kenneth Farley
London
Ethel Herron
Oscar Carl Wright
Youngstown
Ohio
Harrison Pettry
Jimmie Wright
Howard Vealey
Pine Knob
Nancy Worley Marries Joe A Brown in Boomer Church
Nancy Lea Worley and Joe Allen Brown were married June 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Boomer Baptist Church Falls View. The bride, wearing love knot lace and tulle, was escorted by her father with Rev. Joe E. Brown officiating. Attendants included Judy Adams and Sheila Wells, with Jim Wilson as best man and several ushers. A reception followed. the couple plans residence in Gauley Bridge after a East Coast honeymoon.
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Falls View
BNS
Nancy Lea Worley
Joe Allen Brown
Paris E. Worley
E. O. Brown
Gauley Bridge
Joe E. Brown
Summersfield
Boomer Baptist Church
C. W. Powers
Karren Vandercoy
Judy Adams
Shelia Wells
Luanna Johnson Young
Huntington
Vannah Shearer
Chariton Heights
Jim Wilson
Clay
Bill Griener
Edsel Cramall
Ricky Dotson
Falls
Order of Rainbow For
Gauley Bridge Assembly No. 10
Bet
Brown
Gauley Bridge High School
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Psi Delta Fraternity
Future Business Leaders of America
Wauley Bridge
Morris Rites Set Wednesday In Oak Hill Church
Funeral services for Silas Milton Morris 84 will be at Oak Hill Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Wednesday with Rev. R J Chenoweth and Rev. C G Eastwood officiating. Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park. Morris died at 5 a.m. Monday at his residence 512 Jones Ave. Oak Hill of heart disease. He was a retired carpenter foreman formerly with Mankin Lumber Co. Survived by wife Viola Reese Morris two sons Norman and O K Shorty Morris two daughters Margaret Edwards Joyce Arlene Morris two grandsons. The body is at Thomas Funeral Home awaiting viewing after 2 p.m. today. Oak Hill Volunteer Fire Department members will pallbear.
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High Lawn Memorial Park
Morris
Jones Ave
Oak Hill
Mankin Lumber Co
Oak Hill Methodist Church
Viola Reese Morris
Norman
O. K
Shorty
Margaret Edwards
Joyce Arlene Morris
Thomas Funeral Home
Gold discovery at Coloma sparks historic rush in 1948
Discovery of gold at Coloma sixty miles east of Sutter's Fort in California sparked the historic gold rush of 1948. The find drew prospectors, led to rapid settlement, and reshaped regional development in the late 1840s.
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Coloma
Sutter
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